While the bike is called a "Ninja" bringing up expectations of a sport bike, it is more of a standard with a more upright riding position and minimal fairing.
I made small changes to the bike including Gaffer steel braided brake lines and a RAM brake reservoir mount and holder for my Apple iPhone 5C. A 12 volt to USB converter was used to supply power to the phone. This unit is compatible with a battery tender.
Standard luggage on the bike included a Sedici Garda Tank Bag and Sedici Toscana Saddlebags. purchased from the Cycle Gear store.
For certain trips, including our Honeymoon, I added a DrySpec D38 Rigid Drybag and a DrySpec D28 Dual-End Drybag purchased from Revzilla.com.
The tank bag is magnetic and is secure to the EX500 tank without supplemental attachments. However, it lacks a strap so one hand is occupied when moving luggage.
The saddlebags were difficult to secure at first, but addition of carabiners to the bags and creation of attachment points on the bike make installation and removal easier.
The DrySpec bags work as their name implies, keeping clothing and other items dry in spite of rain. They are somewhat difficult to load and in particular the Dual-End Drybag. I suppose it goes with being rainproof.
Overall the bike worked at a two-up with luggage tourer, but was, of course, overloaded. Maintaining 70 to 80 MPH was not a problem and the bike seemed stable in corners. I cannot say about emergency braking as the situation never presented itself thanks to reasonable speeds. However, the bike was very susceptible to crosswinds, likely due to shifting of weight to the rear with luggage and a passenger. This was to the point of being dangerous even at speeds as low as 40 MPH.
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